Lesson 3 Flashcards
1
Q
Ordinary or dull (borning)
A
pedestrian
2
Q
In good faith
A
bona fide
3
Q
Accidental, nonessential (happy accident)
A
adventitious
4
Q
Fertile; productive (described for soil)
A
fecund
5
Q
To turn aside from a course; to stray
A
deviate
6
Q
To confuse; to bewilder
A
obfuscate
7
Q
To pierce with a sharp stake through the body (impale a vampire)
A
impale
8
Q
To lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses
A
extenuate
9
Q
Local; narrow; limited ( school, religious, art)
A
parochial
10
Q
To stare angrily
A
glower
11
Q
Improve someone morally (mom)
A
edify
12
Q
Open to more than one interpretation
A
ambiguous
13
Q
A violent change
A
cataclysm
14
Q
Best; most favorable; ideal
A
optimum
15
Q
To ask persistently; to beg (beg for clothes)
A
importune
